Examining The Excess Cash Holdings As An Indicator of Agency Problems

Ernie Hendrawaty(1*),

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.35474/ibarj.v4i2.137

(1) Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Lampung, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

This research aims to examine the implications of excess cash holdings on firm value based on agency theory. Data were obtained from a total sample of 1828 non-financial public companies in Indonesia, with 672 exceeding normal cash holdings using the panel regression techniques. The result showed that excess cash holdings have a negative effect on the firm value which is stronger for more concentrated ownership, for more dispersed ownership and for more financially difficult firms. Overall the empirical finding showed that excess cash holdings acts as a significant indicator of agency problems

Keywords

agency problem; agency theory; excess cash holding

Full Text:

PDF

Article Metrics

Abstract : 25 times
PDF : 23 times
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.35474/ibarj.v4i2.137

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Bookmark and Share


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.